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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum

NPIC - New Programs and Innovations Committee 

Minutes - December 6, 2007
Called to order: 9:50 am.

Present: Greg Cochenet (Chair), Imad Antonios, Ro Conforti, Tom Fleming, Doris Marino

I. Notification of New Special Topics Courses
Four Special Topics Courses were presented and logged.

Course Title Course Number Semester to be taught Times taught
Art & Architecture in Paris ART 398 Summer 2008 2
Practicum in Investing FIN 398 Spring 2007 0
America as Empire PSC 398 Fall 2008 1
Puerto Rico y Estados Unidos SPA 498 Fall 2008 0

ART 398 - Art and Architecture in Paris
This course will provide an overview of the history of art in Paris.  Relying on classroom lectures, discussions, and site visits to monuments and museums, it will examine the artistic heritage of Paris from the Roman period to the present day.

FIN 398 - Practicum in Investing
This course is an applied investment course wherein student is part of a portfolio management team that trade is real terms on US securities markets.  It develops analytical and portfolio management skills using real money to supplement the theory skills learned in the classroom.

PSC 398 - America as Empire
The course examines the concept of empire and the debate over whether the United States is an empire and what this may mean for its future.

SPA 498 - Puerto Rico y Estados Unidos
This course will examine the unique social, economic and political relationship between the two "peoples" of Puerto Rico and the United States, giving particular attention to the hegemonic power of the U.S. in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and Latin American regions.


II. New Business
We reviewed and made suggestions for the New Program, New Minor Program, and Special Topics Notification documents received by the Ad Hoc Standards Committee.

NPIC was asked to discuss the possibility of creating special topics shell courses for all departments with a common description.  NPIC would like to research this a bit more before making a motion.


Meeting adjourned at 10:50 am.

Respectfully submitted by:
Greg Cochenet